1979 Fort Rosalie-class replenishment ship of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary
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RFA Fort Austin at West Float, Birkenhead, in July 2015
History
United Kingdom
Name
RFA Fort Austin
Operator
Royal Fleet Auxiliary
Ordered
November 1971
Builder
Scott Lithgow
Laid down
9 December 1975
Launched
9 March 1978
Commissioned
11 May 1979
Out of service
31 March 2021[2]
Homeport
Marchwood Military Port, Southampton[1]
Identification
IMO number: 7342938
MMSI number: 233261000
Callsign: GSEV
Pennant number: A386
Fate
Sold to Egypt October 2021
General characteristics
Class and type
Fort Rosalie-class replenishment ship
Displacement
23,482 tonnes
Length
185.1 m (607 ft 3 in)
Beam
24 m (78 ft 9 in)
Draught
9 m (29 ft 6 in)
Propulsion
Sulzer 8-cylinder RND90 22,300 shp
Speed
21 knots (38.9 km/h)
Complement
114 RFA
36 RNSTS (historically)
45 RN Air Squadron personnel
Armament
2 × Phalanx CIWS
2 × 20 mm GAM-BO1
4 × 7.62 mm GPMGs
Service record
Operations:
Falklands War
Operation Palliser
RFA Fort Austin is a retired British Fort Rosalie-class dry stores ship of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
Fort Austin was laid down at Scott Lithgow in 1975, launched in 1978 and commissioned in 1979. These ships were designed to carry a wide range of dry stores to support fleet task forces; ammunition, food, explosives. They have extensive aviation facilities, with two flight decks, one to the stern and one spot on top of the hangar, up to four Sea Kings can be stored in the large hangar. These ships also have the capability to replenish ships at sea, via six RAS points.
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